BJØRN BOLSTAD SKJELBRED: 3 Grooves for Marimba, Vibraphone, 3 Percussion

Score and parts

Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred; 3 Grooves for Percussion Quintet are written with the intention of bringing some of the beats and some of the intensity from pop/rock/jazz-music into the world of contemporary percussion music. The patterns are very short and easy to get hold of, andthe pieces are written within a certain technical range, so they should be possible to play for young percussionists. The instruments noted in the score are only suggestions from the composer, and the performers are free to choose their own combinations of instruments. The same goes for the tempoes. The most important issue for the musicians who want to play these pieces, is to keep the beat and the accurate timing similar to the way pop/rock-musicians focus on rhythm; a very ”metronomic” approach to the beat. The 3 Grooves are written in both Quintet and Trio versions.

Bjørn Bolstad Skjelbred; 3 Grooves for Percussion Quintet are written with the intention

of bringing some of the beats and some of the intensity from

pop/rock/jazz-music into the world of contemporary percussion

music. The patterns are very short and easy to get hold of, and

the pieces are written within a certain technical range, so they

should be possible to play for young percussionists. The instruments

noted in the score are only suggestions from the composer, and

the performers are free to choose their own combinations of

instruments. The same goes for the tempoes. The most important

issue for the musicians who want to play these pieces, is to

keep the beat and the accurate timing similar to the way

pop/rock-musicians focus on rhythm; a very ”metronomic”

approach to the beat. The 3 Grooves are written in both Quintet

and Trio versions.